22 July 1536 – Death of Henry Fitzroy, Illegitimate son of Henry VIII
On the 22nd July* 1536, Henry VIII's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, died of…
Tudor Characters
16 July 1546 – The Burnings of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian
On the 16th July 1546, the Protestant martyrs, Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian, were…
Katherine of Aragon or Mary Tudor? – The Re-identification of Michel Sittow’s Portrait of a Young Woman by Nasim Tadghighi
Figure 1 - The portrait in question Thank you so much to Nasim Tadghighi for bringing this re-identification…
Henry versus Catherine: Who’s Who in the Diplomacy by Catherine Fletcher
Thank you so much to Catherine Fletcher, historian and author of "The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold…
6 July 1535 and 1553 – The Deaths of Sir Thomas More and King Edward VI
Today we remember two very different Tudor characters, and two very different deaths: the execution of Sir Thomas…
5 July 1535 Thomas More’s Final Letter
On the 5th July 1535, Sir Thomas More, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London and awaiting…
Happy Birthday Archbishop Cranmer!
Happy 523rd birthday to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer who was born in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, on this day in 1489.…